2015–16 Women's National League (Ireland)
| Season | 2015–16 |
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| Matches played | 38 |
| Goals scored | 192 (5.05 per match) |
| Biggest home win | Wexford Youths 17–1 Castlebar Celtic (2 January 2016)[1] |
| Biggest away win | Castlebar Celtic 1–9 Shelbourne (10 October 2015) |
| Highest scoring | Wexford Youths 17–1 Castlebar Celtic (2 January 2016) |
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← 2014–15
2016–17 →
All statistics correct as of 2 April 2016Note: includes Castlebar Celtic matches (which were cancelled due to its withdraw). |
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The 2015–16 Women's National League is the fifth season of the Women's National League. Wexford Youths are the defending champions.
Teams
The league was restored to eight teams when Kilkenny United W.F.C. joined in July 2015, with the Football Association of Ireland announcing the formation of the club as an expansion team for 2015–16.[2][3] Another change saw Raheny United's senior women's team join forces with Shelbourne Ladies F.C.. This effectively saw Shelbourne Ladies take Raheny United's place in the WNL.[4]
| Team | Home town/suburb | Home ground | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castlebar Celtic | Castlebar | Celtic Park | 1,500 |
| Cork City | Cork | Bishopstown Stadium | 2,000 |
| Galway | Galway | Eamonn Deacy Park | 5,000 |
| Kilkenny United | Kilkenny | Buckley Park | 3,000 |
| Peamount United | Newcastle, South Dublin | Greenogue | 1,000 |
| Shelbourne | Clonshaugh/Swords | Morton Stadium | 4,000 |
| UCD Waves | Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown | Jackson Park | 1,000 |
| Wexford Youths | Crossabeg | Ferrycarrig Park | 2,500 |
League Table
Castlebar Celtic withdrew on 31 March after 8 losses and 1 win, because they couldn't field enough players anymore.[5]
On the last matchday Wexford played at Shelbourne leading the table with 3 points over them. Shelbourne won the match 3–1 and forced a title deciding play-off.[6]
Wexford won the resulting play-off 2-1 at Tallaght Stadium.[7]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wexford Youths | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 46 | 12 | +34 | 29 | Title/Champions League play-off |
| 2 | Shelbourne | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 42 | 11 | +31 | 29 | |
| 3 | UCD Waves | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 38 | 14 | +24 | 25 | |
| 4 | Galway | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 15 | +11 | 22 | |
| 5 | Peamount United | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 18 | 39 | −21 | 9 | |
| 6 | Cork City | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 40 | −28 | 7 | |
| 7 | Kilkenny United | 12 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 60 | −51 | 1 | |
| 8 | Castlebar Celtic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdraw |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Championship play-off
In the play-off the Championship and entry to the Champions League was decided.
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22 May 2016
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| Shelbourne | 1–2 | Wexford Youths |
|---|---|---|
Pearl Slattery  14' |
43' Claire O'Riordan 69' Claire O'Riordan |
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Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 710 |
Results
| Home \ Away Note 1 | CELwd | COR | GAL | KIL | PEA | SHE | WAV | WEX |
| Castlebar Celticwd | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–6 | 1–9 | 1–5 | |||
| Cork City | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–5 | 0–4 | |||
| Galway | 5–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | ||
| Kilkenny United | 1–2 | 1–4 | 0–5 | |||||
| Peamount United | 3–4 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 0–3 | |||
| Shelbourne | 3–0 | 0–3 | 9–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | |||
| UCD Waves | 4–1 | 3–0 | 5–3 | |||||
| Wexford Youths | 17–1 | 3–0 | 12–2 | 8–0 | 3–3 | 4–2 |
Updated to games played on 2 April 2016.
Source: FAI WNL
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
wd Castlebar Celtic withdrew from the season on 31 March (after playing 9 matches), although their results were officially cancelled they are displayed here as the matches effectively took place and match reports exist.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
References
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- ↑ http://wnl.fai.ie/news/573-castlebar-celtic-withdraw-from-wnl.html
- ↑ http://wnl.fai.ie/news/601-preview-shelbourne-ladies-v-wexford-youths-wfc.html
- ↑ http://www.extratime.ie/newsdesk/articles/16686/wnl-play-off-report-shelbourne-ladies-1---2-wexford-youths-women/
External links
- Women's National League (official FAI site)
- Season on soccerway.com
